Ryan Holiday

The Germans have a word for it: Sitzfleisch. Staying power. Winning by sticking your ass to the seat and not leaving until after it’s over.

Ryan Holiday

The most powerful predictor of what spreads online is anger.

Ryan Holiday

The news as entertainment is the real danger, because the truth or accuracy of what it is reporting becomes irrelevant.

Ryan Holiday

The pretense of knowledge is our most dangerous vice, because it prevents us from getting any better.

Ryan Holiday

The process is about doing the right things, right now. Not worrying about what might happen later, or the results, or the whole picture.

Ryan Holiday

The reality is that the economic situation for millennials is not a good one.

Ryan Holiday

The reason the knives are so sharp online is because the pie is so small.

Ryan Holiday

Virality at its core is asking someone to spend their social capital recommending or linking or posting about you for free.

Ryan Holiday

We can be blindly led by these primal feelings or we can understand them and learn to filter them.

Ryan Holiday

We’re a country governed by public opinion, and public opinion is largely governed by the press, so isn’t it critical to understand what governs the press?

Ryan Holiday